#55:70
QURANHIVE

فِيهِنَّ خَيْرَاتٌ حِسَانٌ

“In them there are Khairaat Hisaan”.

Khairaat — inner goodness Hisaan — outward beauty

Structure and climax within the passage

Order and emphasis shift between the first two gardens and these two gardens.

First two gardens

Seating first → companion as climax

Discussion begins with the seating.
Then moves to the beautiful companion (climax).
These two gardens

Companion first → seating as climax

Mentions the beautiful companion first.
Concludes with the seating (climax here).

It can be suggested that those who fought their desires receive beautiful companions as an ultimate reward, whereas the comfortable, relaxing seating may be the ultimate reward for those who worked hard and toiled throughout their lives.

Grammatical nuance: فِيهِنَّ (Feehinna)

The plural form points to how many gardens are in view.

Plural reference
فِيهِنَّ

Uses the plural to refer to the gardens, which can support the view that they are multiple gardens and not just two.

Some have said that the plural indicates it is referring to all four gardens and not just the two discussed prior to this.

Plural feminine marker

Meaning focus: خَيْرَاتٌ حِسَانٌ

Together, these terms encompass inner virtue and outward beauty.

خَيْرَاتٌ (Khairaat)

Inner goodness

Plural of خَيْرَة (Khairah)

Describes women characterised by goodness or inner goodness — qualities that make somebody good on the inside.

حِسَانٌ (Hisaan)

Outward beauty

Describes women characterised by outward beauty — qualities that make somebody beautiful on the outside.

Together

Inner virtue + outward beauty

خَيْرَاتٌ حِسَانٌ (Khairaat Hisaan) encompasses both dimensions.

خَيْرَاتُ الأَخْلَاقِ حِسَانُ الْوُجُوه

Al-Imam Al-Qurtubi states that Az-Zuhriy and Qatadah stated: “(They are) good in character, beautiful in faces”.

Key takeaways from the explanation

Emphasis

Shift in climax

Earlier gardens climax with the spouse; here, the climax is the seating.

Number of gardens

Plural suggests breadth

Plural “فِيهِنَّ” can support multiple gardens; some read it as referring to all four.

Qualities

Inside and outside

“Khairaat” highlights inner goodness; “Hisaan” highlights outward beauty.

Ayah 70